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Back Strokes Paperback – July 25, 2021

by David-Matthew Barnes (Author)
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After almost being expelled from a prestigious Chicago music conservatory for a prank gone wrong, twenty-two-year-old pianist Crawford Paul returns home to Northern California for what he predicts will be another boring summer. Concerned his scholarship is now at risk, Crawford accepts the only job he can find: accompanying a glamorous seven-year-old named Isabella to a community swimming pool for lessons. There, Crawford is befriended by a nanny named Nina, an aspiring fashion designer who finds it difficult to hide her disdain for children.

When Crawford meets Armando Leon, a lifeguard and Isabella’s swimming instructor, he accepts Armando’s offer to help him overcome his fear of water by way of private swimming lessons. As friendship turns into a summer affair, their lust for one another turns to love. When Crawford receives a chance of a lifetime audition, he is torn between returning to Chicago or staying in California to start a new life with Armando. As the end of the summer inches closer, Crawford and Armando fear they will be separated forever.

An earlier edition of this novel was previously published under the pen name Dylan Madrid.
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    187 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    July 25, 2021
  4. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.47 x 8.5 inches
  5. ISBN-13
    979-8543533208
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"This is a really great read about coming home and finding out that everything you wanted was right there the whole time...Crawford is a very eclectic character. He's a nerd in his own way, but a very cute one...his passion for music comes through loud and clear...The secondary cast of characters in this story make a huge difference in Crawford's life...The added layer they provide the story is really great. I'd definitely recommend Back Strokes for a feel good read."
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David-Matthew Barnes is the award-winning author of seventeen novels, three collections of poetry, seven short stories, and more than seventy stage plays that have been performed in three languages in twelve countries. He writes in multiple genres, primarily young adult, romance, thriller, and horror. Five of his stage plays have received off-off Broadway productions. As a film producer, he has helped bring fifty films to the screen including many independent films, horror movies, and international films. He has been selected for three Sundance Collab screenwriting workshops. He was named a finalist for the Sundance Institute YouTube New Voices Lab. He is the winner of the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award, the Carrie McCray Memorial Literary Award for playwriting, the Slam Boston Award for Best Play, and two Elly Awards for playwriting from the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance. To date, he has written eight produced screenplays. He is a graduate of the Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA. He is a member of The Authors Guild, Contemporary Romance Writers, Disney's D23, the Dramatists Guild, International Thriller Writers, the National Writers Union, Rainbow Romance Writers, Romance Writers of America and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He lives in Sacramento, California.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09B3LG4R6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (July 25, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 187 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8543533208
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.47 x 8.5 inches
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David-Matthew Barnes is the award-winning author of fifteen novels, three collections of poetry, seven short stories, and more than seventy stage plays that have been performed in three languages in twelve countries. He writes in multiple genres, primarily young adult, romance, thriller, and horror. Five of his stage plays have received off-off Broadway productions.

As a film producer, he has helped bring fifty films to the screen including many independent films, horror movies, and international films.

He has been selected for three Sundance Collab screenwriting workshops. He was named a finalist for the Sundance Institute YouTube New Voices Lab.

David-Matthew is the winner of the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award, the Carrie McCray Memorial Literary Award for playwriting, the Slam Boston Award for Best Play, and two Elly Awards for playwriting from the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance.

To date, he has written eight produced screenplays. He is a graduate of the Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA.

He lives in Sacramento, California where he serves as the founding Artistic Director of Pioneer Players, a nonprofit theatre company producing uplifting shows including plays for young audiences and original works.

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